Editing Dynamite Hack

{{short description|American post-grunge band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name          = Dynamite Hack
| image         =
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| origin        = [[Austin, Texas]]
| genre         = [[Post-grunge]]
| years_active  = 1997–present
| label         = [[Universal Records]]
| associated_act =
| website        =
| current_members = Mark Morris<br />Chad Robinson<br />Mike Vlahakis<br />Kyle Schneider
}}

'''Dynamite Hack''' is an American [[post-grunge]] band formed in [[Austin, Texas]] in [[1997 in music|1997]], taking its name from a line in the film ''[[Caddyshack]]'', in which Carl Spackler ([[Bill Murray]]) describes the [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] he is [[Recreational drug use|smoking]] as "dynamite hack" to Ty Webb ([[Chevy Chase]]).

They are best known for their [[cover song|cover]] of "[[Boyz-n-the-Hood]]", an acoustic re-imagining of the [[hip hop music|rap]] single by [[Eazy-E]]. The song was the first single from their 2000 album ''[[Superfast (Dynamite Hack album)|Superfast]]'' and peaked at No.&nbsp;12 on the [[Hot Modern Rock Tracks|Billboard Modern Rock Tracks]] chart. In its wake, the group recorded a full-length album, titled ''[[Superfast (Dynamite Hack album)|Superfast]]'', which was released locally in January 2000 and remixed for national distribution by Universal that summer. The single was also used in the tribute to rap'' [[Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap]]''

According to their Facebook page, Dynamite Hack was expected to release their "lost" second album ''How to Break Up a Band'' in the summer of 2011.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dynamite-Hack/258944903561?sk=app_108468622525037 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> A new track "My Gun" can also be streamed on that page.

The single, "Sunshine", from the album ''[[How to Break Up a Band]]'' was released on 7/11/11 with 4 non-album bonus tracks.

A country EP, entitled ''Beardsley Mitchell'', was released in 2015.

Their newest album ''Loaded with Cobras'' was released in February 2019.

==Members==
*Mark Morris (guitar/vocals),
*Chad Robinson (bass/vocals),
*Mike Vlahakis (guitar),
*Emily Morris (guest vocals),
*John Henniger (drums on ''Pillowhead''),
*Chase Texas (drums on ''Superfast''),
*Tripp Wiggins (live drummer),
*Kyle Schneider (drums),

==Discography==
*''Pillowhead'' ([[1998 in music|1998]])
*''[[Superfast (Dynamite Hack album)|Superfast]]'' ([[2000 in music|2000]])
*''[[Sunshine (Single/EP)]]'' ([[2011 in music|July 11th, 2011]])
*''[[How to Break Up a Band]]'' ([[2011 in music|2011]])
*''[[Beardsley Mitchell EP]]'' ([[2015 in music|2015]])
*''[[Loaded With Cobras]]'' ([[2019 in music|February 15th, 2019]])

==External links==
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dynamite-Hack/258944903561 Dynamite Hack on Facebook ]
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 1997]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Austin, Texas]]
[[Category:1997 establishments in Texas]]


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